If you struggle with getting on the floor to stretch your hips, you’ll love the exercise in today’s video.

I’ll show you how to use a chair to stretch your hip flexors, which are located on the front of your hips.

These muscles bring your thigh bone forward and make sitting possible.

Without them, sitting would be a real challenge. 

But here's the thing, sitting also makes the hip flexors short and tight.

And when the hip flexors get short and tight, not only do they grip and feel achy, but they also change how you walk and stand.

Whether you sit a lot or not, I can bet you need more hip flexor stretching activities in your daily life.

Why?

Because most people spend way more time shortening their hip flexors than they realize.

So, make sure to check out today’s exercise video if you want:

• glutes that work when you walk
• more muscle tone in your caboose
• less back pain 
• relief from grippy and tight hips

After you give it a try, I’d love to know how it went. You can tell me in the comments below the video.

With lengthened hip flexors,

Sydney

P.S. Want to learn more about how your hip flexors affect how your body works? 

There's an entire section dedicated to the hip flexors inside Pilates Tonic Online (PTO). 

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